aliethmoid
1 of 2adjective
ali·eth·moid
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variants or aliethmoidal
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: relating to or indicating the lateral expansions of the ethmoid bone or cartilage of certain birds
aliethmoid
2 of 2noun
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variants or aliethmoidal
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plural -s
: an aliethmoid bone or cartilage
Word History
Etymology
Adjective
ali- + ethmoid, ethmoidal
First Known Use
Adjective
1877, in the meaning defined above
Noun
1877, in the meaning defined above